What’s In My Swim Bag?

What’s In My Swim Bag?

by | 8 Dec, 2018

What basic gear would I recommend for your swim bag (or swim kit, as some folks call it)? Well, let’s take a look in mine to give you an idea what might go into yours. Swim Suit Probably the first, and most important item is my swim suit (or costume). I wear...
Guidelines For Using Swim Training Devices

Guidelines For Using Swim Training Devices

by | 1 Dec, 2018

[Note: I am sharing this post, one among hundreds, from our Mediterra Dojo library.] Training devices are extremely popular among swimmers and triathletes – with new fads coming each year – and people are often looking to their coach to have an opinion on these....
Should We Use Tempo Or Stroke Rate?

Should We Use Tempo Or Stroke Rate?

by | 21 Apr, 2018

In swimming measurements, do you know the difference between seconds per stroke and strokes per minute? Or the difference between tempo and stroke rate? Or when to use one over the other? Don’t worry if you don’t know, or don’t care. But sometimes...
Self-Limiting Practice Sets

Self-Limiting Practice Sets

by | 16 Aug, 2016

I want to keep confronting the false notion that fitness training and technical training are two separate activities in the pool. Fitness and Technique are truly inseparable, and should be regarded as such in every practice activity. All repetitive movement is...
Stroke Length Loyalty

Stroke Length Loyalty

by | 21 Mar, 2015

When you start feeling fatigue in your race (or while ‘just swimming’) you are urged to slow down. At some point you finally must give in. But when you do what is changing in your stroke to slow you down? SPL x Tempo = Pace (the inverse of the Speed...
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